Sunday, June 10, 2007

Sunday A.M. (Very) Quickie:Meet Me at Deadspin...

I'm still guest-blogging over at Deadspin this weekend, but I seriously missed my usual Saturday "(Very)" edition of the Quickie-style post in the morning. So I'm going to fling through it here:

Gilbert Arenas Watch: This only leads the blog this morning because Gilbert is my favorite athlete in sports -- and he announced he's opting out of his Wizards contract after the '08 season. I am quite upset.

NBA Finals: No one watched Game 1 and even fewer will watch Game 2, particularly between the hours of 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET.

Clemens Debut: Not bad...particularly that 6th inning that took him over 100 pitches. I love the career-K see-saw between him and Randy Johnson.

Dan Haren: Forget Clemens. The AL pitcher who has become must-see is the A's Haren, who blanked the Giants yesterday and lowered his MLB-best ERA from 1.70 to 1.58. All-Star starter?

Horse Racing: Rags to Riches bumps "Warriors over Mavs" as my Best Prediction of the Year.

Outstanding! ABC has decided to run a halftime piece about... you'll never guess... Tony Parker and Eva Longoria!! I can't believe we hadn't heard about this budding relationship sooner!

Seriously though... 58-33 at the half? Anyone who thought the Cavs stood any chance in hell in this series is looking pretty stupid right now. If they manage to even win a half from here on out, I'll be shocked.

Ahem...Regarding my previous "The Cavs will never will a half in this entire series..." comment...

I do not consider tonight's garbage time "comeback" that fell 8 points short winning the half. When Jacque Vaughn is the best playing on the floor wearing a Spurs uniform for a full 8 minutes, you should outscore them by 17 or so.

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